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Tornado outbreak leaves six dead in Oklahoma
At least six people died early Sunday after a tornado outbreak hit in Woodward, Oklahoma. Most of last night's tornadoes struck in Kansas.
April 15, 2012
National Weather Service tries more urgent voice in storm warnings
Do you think the National Weather Service using words like catastrophic and unsurvivable will help Americans tune in - or tune out - to tornado warnings?
April 14, 2012
Tornado outbreak potential for US Central Plains
Violent tornadoes appear likely in the U.S. Central Plains on Saturday, April 14, 2012. If you live there, be prepared for today's potential tornado outbreak.
April 14, 2012
White-nose syndrome likely caused by invasive fungal species
New research suggests that the fungus that causes the bat-killing white-nose syndrome is likely an invasive species introduced to North America from Europe.
April 13, 2012
Tsunami watch cancelled in Indian Ocean
These quakes were off the coast of northern Sumatra in Indonesia, where a 9.1-magnitude quake on December 26, 2004 triggered a tsunami that killed 230,000 people.
April 11, 2012
Texas tornadoes in 3D: View from space:
Watch an animation of the fierce April 3, 2012 Texas thunderstorms that was created from satellite data.
April 10, 2012
In March 2012, 15,000 warm temperature records broken in US
Some parts of the United States saw temperatures 20 to 40 degrees above average in March 2012.
April 10, 2012
Anchorage, Alaska sets new snow record
To say Alaska has been snowy this winter is an understatement. Anchorage, Alaska has received a 2011-2012 seasonal snowfall total of 134.5 inches.
April 10, 2012
Carbon dioxide increase in air helped end last Ice Age
A supercomputer and a global dataset of paleoclimate records helped show that carbon dioxide drove the global warming that ended the last Ice Age.
April 9, 2012
Atlantic hurricane season outlook for 2012
Forecasts from Colorado State suggest the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane season will be less active than the average year.
April 9, 2012
